Songwriting legend and guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84 Steve Cropper co-wrote classic songs such as ‘(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’ The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Sam Moore obituary American singer and half of the duo Sam & Dave best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
Sam Moore dead: ‘Soul Man’ singer from legendary Sam & Dave duo dies aged 89 Singer known for definitive hits of the era such as ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’ The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025
Trump ordered by judge to stop playing Isaac Hayes song at campaign rallies Temporary ruling prevents ex-president from using Hold On, I’m Comin’ while permanent injunction is considered The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2024
From Beyoncé to a jubilant musical roll call, music ignites the Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago is providing a spectacle for music-lovers. The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024
Watch Donald “Duck” Dunn as Booker T and the MGs blow minds in Norway in 1967 On 7 April 1967, the Stax/Volt Revue hit Europe. Norwegian TV caught them in action in Oslo. What’s Norwegian for “locked in”? Guitar World · Apr 7, 2023
Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age 92 The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022